Waste Collection Driver

Waste Collection Driver

• Up to $86,151.94 p.a. total salary package ($74,994.65 - $77,266.32 + 11.5% super)*
• Permanent full time (76 hour fortnight)
• Flexible working arrangement – 9 day fortnight

• dependent on skills and experience

The City of Melville sits upon the shore of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers. We are a welcoming and diverse community which enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape. In everything we do, we focus on our values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant and sustainable future.

Are you an experienced HR driver with a good driving history? Do you have great map reading and navigation skills? Are you reliable and enthusiastic, with a great attitude? If yes, we have an opportunity for you to join our Resource Recovery & Waste Team to help keep the City of Melville clean, safe and beautiful.

As a Waste Collection Driver, you will be working with a close-knit team of experienced drivers to undertake a variety of tasks in waste collections (including commercial, litter bins and domestic rubbish, recycling and verge).

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential

• Current ’HR’ Class Driver’s Licence

Desirable

• Experience in waste collection in an urban environment
• Side-arm experience
• Experience in waste fleet management, including lift arm cleaning, greasing maintenance and defect identification

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville’s benefits!

• Professional growth support with our structured professional development and study assistance programs
• Enhance your health and wellbeing with complimentary membership to our LeisureFit centres^, Employee Assistance and Wellness programs
• An active social club to connect with colleagues and make lifelong friends
• 2 additional days of annual leave PLUS generous purchased annual leave options - take up to 10 weeks^ off per year
• Superannuation package with a co-contribution of up to 15%^

^conditions apply

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible. The City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date. Apply with your resume and cover letter by 8 December 2024.

For further queries regarding the position, contact: Vanja Marjanovic – Coordinator Resource Recovery & Waste on 08 9364 0720.

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

All candidates applying for a position where the use of ‘plant and machinery’ or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role, and other ‘high risk’ facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.